Curtain-pole.



J. ANDERSON.

CURTAIN POLE. APPLICATION rum) DEC. 19, 1910.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ANDERSON, OF MOUNT VERNON, MAINE.

a CURTAIN-POLE.

Application filed December 19, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine,have invented new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Poles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to a curtain fixture, and more particularly to theclass of curtain poles.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a pole of thischaracter in which hanger or hook members for suspending a curtain,tapestry or the like from the said pole will be held fast therein toprevent derangement of the said curtain or the like after being drapedand hung from the pole.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pole of thischaracter in which a curtain, drapery or other tapestry may be hungwithout the use of rings and pins ordinarily employed for this purpose.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a pole in whichthe curtain hooks will be retained against slipping longitudinally withrespect to the pole, but which may be removed or adjusted when theoccasion demands A further object of the invention is the provision of apole of this character which is neat, ornamental and attractive indesign, simple of construction, strong, eflicient and reliable inoperation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a curtain connectedwith a pole constructed in accordance wit-h the invention. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmentarylongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontalsectional view through the pole.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates generally a curtainpole comprising split tube sections 6 and 7, preferably Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1912.

Serial No. 597,981.

constructed from metal, although the same may be formed from any othersuitable material. and the section 6 is adapted to telescope within thesection 7, whereby the said pole may be lengthened or shortened asrequired. Each tube section of the pole, at its split edges, isint-urned throughout. the entire length of the said section to formspaced vertical flanges 8 providing a guide slot 9 therebetween, whichlatter opens through opposite ends of the said section, the freelongitudinal edges of the flanges 8 being serrated to provide saw'liketeeth 10 throughout the longitudinal extent of the said flanges for apurpose, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The tube sections 6 and 7, when telescoped one within the other, aresupported within split resilient rings or collars 11, the latter beingsuitably riveted or otherwise secured to suitable brackets, the latterbeing suit-ably fastened to a window frame, doorway or the like (notshown), for the positioning and supporting of the pole, whereby acurtain, tapestry or other drapery may be suspended therefrom, the gapbetween the split ends of the resilient collars or rings 11 being inalinement with the guide slot 9 in the tube sections 6 and 7 of the polefor the adjustment of curtain sustaining elements longitudinally of thepole, as will be hereinafter more fully described. These curtainsustaining elements each comprise a. hook member 14 formed from a singlestrand of wire bent at one end into a single coil or convolution atright angles to, the shank of the member to provide a ring like head 15,the latter being adapted .to span adjacent teeth 10 when the member 14has been inserted in the guide slot?) in the pole, whereby the saidadjacent teeth 10 will be engaged in the ring head 15 to sustain thehook member 14 against accidental displacement longitudinally withineither section of the pole. Detachably engaged with the bills 16 of thehook members 14 are curtains 17 although in lieu thereof may besubstituted draperies, tapestries or the like, for the suspensionthereof from the pole.

It is to be understood that the pole 5 may be constructed from a singlepiece of tube section if found desirable. Secured to the forward endportion of each resilient ring or collar 11 is an ornamental front plate18, the latter being in design the facsimile of a,

leaf of a plane or other representation that may be desired, thusconcealing, by means of such plate, the exact location of the resilientcollar when embracing the pole and at the same time giving ornamentalitythereto.

Detachably mounted at opposite open ends of the pole 5 are caps 19 whichcan be ornamental according to ones esthetic taste, and by the removalof said caps, the hook members may be detached from the pole should itbe desired. Each hook member ll when pushed upwardly within the tubesections of the pole whereby its ring like head 15 will disengage fromthe teeth 10 on the flanges 8, can be adjusted to the desired degreewithin the pole for the proper draping of the curtain or the like.

Embracing the pole at any desirable point thereof is a split ring 20,the latter having connected therewith at its front in any suitablemanner an ornamental plate 21, the latter being identical in its designwith the plates 18 carried by the split rings or collars 11, thusincreasing the ornamentality and attractiveness of the pole.

From the foregoing description, the construction and manner of use ofthe invention is clearly obvious, and therefore a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a hollow tube ha ing a guideway opening through oneside thereof, the edges of the guideway being upturned and provided withsaw-shaped teeth, of removable caps fitted in opposite ends of saidtube, and a hanger member comprising a single wire bent to provide aring-like head engageable with the saw-shaped teeth and a hook-likeopposite end.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

MAUDE S. MOISE, WM. WOOD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

